Pai Gow Tiles Strategy

Introduction

The following strategy is for Pai Gow Tiles. Follow the first rule that applies.

1. ONE WAY

If one split beats and/or ties the low and high hands of both other splits, set the tiles that way and disregard all other rules.

2. PAIRS

Play a pair in the high hand whenever possible, unless splitting is indicated below:

1. Split Gee Joon to make 7/9 or better.
2. Split 2s and 12s to make 6/8 or better.
3. Split 5s to make 7/7.
4. Split 6s to make 7/8 or better.
5. Split 7s to make 7/7 or better.
6. Split 8s to make 8/8 or better.
7. Split 9s to make 9/9 or better.

3. TEEN AND DAY

Play the best high hand if at least one of the other two tiles is a Gee, 6, 7, 8, or 9. Otherwise, play the best low hand.

4. TEEN OR DAY

Follow the first rule that applies:

1. Play the best low hand if it is worth 6 or 7 points and its high tile is Teen, Day, or H8.
2. Play the best low hand that puts a Wong, Gong, or High Nine in the high hand, unless it ranks lower than 4-with-H8, in which case play the best high hand instead.
3. Play the best low hand if it is worth 5, 6, or 7 points.
4. Play the best high hand.

5. NO TEEN OR DAY

Follow the first rule that applies:

1. Play the best low hand if it is at least 4-with-H8 but no higher than 8-with-L10.
2. Play the best low hand if the best high hand ranks lower than 6-with-H6.
3. Play the best high hand.

STRATEGY PERFORMANCE

The following figures show the results when using the above strategy with no exceptions:

Here are all of the exceptions to the above strategy, when the dealer is banking:

PAIR EXCEPTIONS

TEEN AND DAY EXCEPTIONS

TEEN OR DAY EXCEPTIONS

NO TEEN OR DAY EXCEPTIONS

Written by: Michael Shackleford